Abstract

As advancement in electronic commerce (EC) continues to revolutionize today's business practices, it became apparent that EC has become an integral part of the business landscape. EC generated a high level of interest because of its ability to expedite the purchase ordering process, simplify purchase payment, expand supplier bases, reduce paperwork, and eliminate order errors. Realizing such managerial benefits, a growing number of purchasing organizations are exploring the possibility of utilizing e-purchasing systems. This paper identifies contextual variables (e.g., organizational readiness, user characteristics, and information technology [IT] infrastructure) that influence the successful adoption of EC for business-to-business (B2B) purchasing by examining the differences in survey responses between adopters and nonadopters of e-purchasing.

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